The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-06

urer. Emily Mallory; the Harrison Typewriter
Company, of Anderson, with a capital OF $40. 900.
and Thos B. Harrison, John a. Terhune. Fred
&. Weichman, VIM. Boland and Geo. Woener as
directors.
DETERMINED TO PROTECT THE STATES FISH.
A pamphlet has been issued by State Fish
Commissioner Reed containing the laws in
reference to fish. With the laws thus dis
:ributed, he says that ignorance be no
longer set up as defense by those who violate
the statutes The first act of this nature,
passed in 1852. related to the poisoning of fish
and the stretching of nets across the Ohio river
within one mile of its mouth. Fifteen years
later act approved defining the timo
when fish could be trapped, netted or seined
Following these came amendments and codlh-
cations which are set forth IN the pamphlet
In connection with this, the Commissioner has
sent out circular asking for the cooperation
of all citizens in enforcing these laws. 1t is his
determination to prosecute all violators to the
fullest extent the statutes warrant
EASTER EXPECTATIONS OF TIE FLORISTS.
The approach of Easter is regarded with graf
ification by the florists Of the city, for they are
anticipa ting an immense trade in cut flowers.
IF the weather keeps fne," said one florist yes
terday, ''we know the demand will be large It
is hard to tell what varieties will be in greatest
demand. Roses are always wanted, but for this
season we nave raised quite ldEgo hummer OF
hyacinths, lilies daffodils Easter lilies, violets,
and other flowers. Bouquets will cost any
where from 81 to $40. A very handsome bunch
of flowers can be had for So. and when the cost
exceeds $40, it is because of the size and not the
quality. So far this sales of flowers
have been very small We judge by this that
there has not been much done in the social
sphere, for when there is much transplring there
is always great demand for flowers"
wAsHEE-wAsHEE ON MEXICAN MANS PLAN.
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city met at the Bates House last night for the
purpose of organizing laundrymens union.
Major Taylor presided snd Theodore L. Somer-
vile acted as secretary. Mr. Taylor stated that
the object Of the meeting was to form an associ-
alton for their mutual benefit. Nearly all the
other branches OF business were organized, and
he thought the laundrymen should be also. The
project was generally discussed. and it was de-
cided that the present uniform prices should not
be interfered with. The principal object of the
organization will be to protect the smaller con-
Germs of the city from some Determinations that
have been made. The meeting adjourned to
meet next Tuesday night, when permanent
ganization will be effected. The Cinnamon of
the city engaged in the business will be per-
mitted to become members
THE LEXINGTON CONFERENCES ANNUAL SESSION
The Lexington Conference. tho territory of
which embraces the States of Indiana. Ohio,
Kentucky and part of Illinois, will begin its an
nual session in this city at Simpson Chapel, cor
ner of Howard and Second streets. tomorrow.
| The conference will be presided over by Bishop
| Mallalieu, Of New Orleans who will arrive
| in the city to-day. During the
| last year the conference has collected and
paid For benevolence. ST.. 1875 %; for ministerial
| support, So, 229 4o; for building and improving
| churches and parsonages, 81, POP. sd for old in
| debtedEess, 81, 229 81; grand total $50. 4124 49,
| This body owns l26 church eci6ces, valued at
1880 and twenty-five parsonaees, valued at
$12,56O. There are Ill ministers, 140 local
preachers, 1926 members, and 100 Sunday
| schools. with membership of 5. 1856" This
evening, at Simpson Chapel Rev. DIR. Spencer
will lecture on the subject, ''Providsntial
| America"
HOW PUBLIC CHARITY is ABUSED.
| ''We have some odd experiences with our
paupers," said an attsAhe OF the township trus
tees Office, yesterday. For instance, several
months ago an old man named Ross applied to
US for assistance. We helped him some, and at
once began to investigate the We found
he was eichty-two years of age and has wife
but twenty-seven. He was an old resident of
| Hamilton county, and two years ago he con-
| cluded to marry the young woman. There was
| SO much comment on his conduct in his own
county that he. with the woman came here and
had the ceremony performed. They made a
| living for some time. but finally had to caA on
US for aid Last week the young woman gave
birth to child and, as it would maze more
for US to support, we concluded TO send the fam
lily back to Hamilton county as the
mother is able to travel. There is much decep-
ton practiced on u.s. said the attache. "Only a
few weeks a woman called US for aid who
said she had baby to support We nvesti-
gated the case, and found that the child be-
longed to neighboring woman and that she
had only borrowed it for the occasion"
LEVY AND COLLECTION OF STATE TAXES.
There submitted to the Attorney general
by Treasurer of State Lemcke question to this
effect: 1.-THE General Assembly, at it's recent
session, did not pass an act levying the annual
tax for State purposes. Is there a statute in
existence authorizing levy for such purposesG'
Attorney general Kitchener holds that the levy
and collection of taxes for State purposes is COW
cred by the law passed in 1877. which reads:
THAT for the purposes of raising revenue te
pay the interest on the public deot, to sup
port the public institutions and to provide
for the general expenditures OF thesState, there
shall be collected annual tax of twelve cent.
on the one hundr ed dollars of the value of al
property. real and personal, as by law listed, as
sessed and valued for taxation. and of fifty cents
each taxable poll. which taxes shall be an
nually levied, collected and paid into the Stat,
Treasury by the proper officers, as provided b,
law"
1t is the Attorney Generals opinion that thi
law does not limit its operations to any certain
| p0flOO. auC GDaI, IL DSlDS continuous must D.
exercised year after year until it is repealed.
is still in force, and furnishes the rule by which
State and county officers to be governed il
the levy and collection Of State taxes
sToDDARDs LECTURE LAST NIGHT.
Each succeeding lecture of the course bein
given by Mr. John l.. Stoddard at English
Opera-house appears better than the precedin
one Last nights lecture, 'Queen Elizabeth,
was certainly, thus far, the best of the series
This Queen and her times are sufficiently ia
mliar to most readers through history an
fiction to give to the pictures accompanying tn
lecture great interest. That period of th
Queens life connected with matrimonial project
,, was dwelt upon verbally and pictorially, til
story of Keniworth Castle and Amy Robsa,
being recalled by number of beautiful view
The story of the Spanish Armada and its terribl
disastrous defeat graphically told from til
moment it sailed from Spain until its destru
t ton and the massacre of the shipwrecked Spar
j. iards on the Irish coast The lecturer portraye
Elizabeth cruel and avaricious. and in a nun
Der of effective pictures outlined the trag
drama that ended with the execution of Mar
Queen of Scots. The old familiar story of E
Q | and the ring. in which E!iZabath shook II